More than two dozen new institutions have come forward and informed their customers that their credit or debit cards were among those compromised in the Heartland Payment Systems(HPY) breach.
Heartland, the sixth-largest payments processor in the U.S., announced on Jan. 20 that its processing systems were breached...

This is a copy of a letter sent by the Bank of Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR to a debit card customer on January 22. The bank sent the letter to inform the customer that the debit card may have been among those that were compromised as a result of confirmed unauthorized access to Heartland Payment Systems.

Exactly one week after the Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) breach was first announced to the public, the first lawsuit has been filed against the payments processor.
The class action lawsuit filed Tuesday by Chimicles & Tilellis LLP of Haverford, PA in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey on...

Who will investigate the Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) data breach?
As a non-banking financial services entity, Heartland falls under the auspices of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). So far, the FTC is mum on the case. "Our policies keep us from either confirming or denying a non-public investigation," says...

The Heartland Payment Systems data breach - it's the first major security incident of 2009. But how big is it really? What are the key takeaways for banking institutions left explaining this breach to their customers?
In an exclusive interview, James Van Dyke, Founder and President of Javelin Strategy & Research,...

Exactly how big was the Heartland data breach?
This is the great unanswered question since last week, when Heartland Payment Systems (HPY), a Princeton, NJ-based credit card processor, revealed that its computer systems had been breached, and an unknown number of credit card account numbers were exposed to...

There are at least six institutions so far that have found out their customers' credit or debit cards could have been compromised as part of the Heartland Payment Systems breach.
Heartland (HPY), the sixth-largest payments processor in the U.S., announced earlier this week that its processing systems were breached...

Heartland Payment Systems, the sixth-largest payments processor in the U.S., announced Monday that its processing systems were breached in 2008, exposing an undetermined number of consumers to potential fraud.
Meanwhile, Forcht Bank, one of the 10 largest banks in Kentucky, told its customers it would begin...

The combined cost of the TJX and Hannaford data breaches on 75 Maine financial institutions totaled more than $2 million, showing the substantial financial impact of a data breach.
This cost was discovered in a recent study by the Maine Bureau of Financial Institutions and makes the case for more stringent data...

From Hannaford Brothers to Countrywide, this year has been full of stories of criminal activity on the Internet, with hackers and phishers wreaking havoc on computer systems and consumers, causing credit and debit fraud numbers to soar.
What does next year hold for fraud against financial institutions? Here are 10...

Financial institutions that want to help their customers avoid the season's thieves online will be ready & willing - ready with advice and willing to answer questions.
Here's a list of some of the top advice from computer security vendors and experts for those brave souls that will venture into Cyber Monday...

The holidays are here and the "Black Friday" of the online shopping world -- "Cyber Monday" -- is December 1. The Monday after Thanksgiving is one of the biggest online shopping days of the year. According to the 2008 eHoliday Study by Shop.org, cost-conscious shoppers are making their way online, and retailers expect...

Mobile Payment Systems, Social Media, Facebook and LinkedIn. These are among the targets of the modern-day money launderer, and it behooves your institution to understand and prepare for them. Register for this webinar to hear directly from money-laundering investigator Kevin Sullivan:
The...

This week's arrest of 11 alleged hackers accused of stealing more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers may be only the "tip of the iceberg," security experts say.
In the largest identity theft case ever prosecuted by the US Department of Justice, 11 alleged hackers from around the globe face up to life in...

Credit and debit card fraud: It's the threat that keeps growing and evolving.
A year ago, many banks and credit unions were forced to cancel and reissue thousands of cards as a result of the TJX breach. More recently, banks located in Indiana saw accounts breached from ATM or debit card transactions. Indiana law...

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